How do you know it's a pollster calling?

...because they identify themselves as such? I guess it's possible that someone impersonates a pollster, but that'd fall under the second part of my comment, which I haven't see evidence of happening.

Years ago back when I had a landline, I was excited when "Gallup" had finally called me to participate in a poll.

It turned out to be a "push poll" for a particular issue (which I agree with) where they were trying to identify personal info about myself and sign me up for something.

I suspect this was not an uncommon campaign technique, and it only needed to happen once before ppl stop answering calls from "Gallup".

My father gets regular calls from "pollsters" who then ask for a donation for the candidate they really represent.

If you can't admit you voted for someone, maybe you shouldn't be voting for them. If you are afraid of your neigbors finding out your political leanings, maybe the problem isn't your neighbors but the candidate you are supporting.

If you want to support a specific candidate and everything they believe in, that's just fine, but you should feel comfortable saying as much and, if you feel up for it, laying out the reasoning.

I am completely fine admitting voting for Biden, why he isn't my favorite and who I would prefer. I feel zero shame, you shouldn't either.

Just my POV.

Being able to vote anonymously and without regard for being shamed by your neighbours is a feature, not a bug, and one of the last protections against democracy being hijacked by intimidation and mass groupthink.

I have plenty of beliefs I'm not ashamed of on a personal level, that I think are noble, wholesome, and just, that I sure as fuck don't want my employer knowing.

People are bigots. It's not just bad beliefs that are judged harshly.

Can you think of any situations in which non-secret ballots might cause undesirable effects?

The Soviet Union had a long tradition of non-secret ballots--and naturally virtually everyone voted for the Communist Party candidate [there weren't other candidates, but theoretically you could vote yes or no on the ones on the ballot].

> I am completely fine admitting voting for Biden, why he isn't my favorite and who I would prefer. I feel zero shame, you shouldn't either.

There are a lot of communities where you wouldn't be completely fine admitting you vote for Biden. Being allowed to vote for Biden anyway is a good thing, being forced to vote on what your peers voted in is bad.

Yeah, and good people have nothing to hide! Isn’t that right Alexa?